Channel: Mobile

Alexa and Cortana will soon work together, allowing each to access the other

Amazon, Apple: Siri, Bing Voice Search, Channel: Mobile, Google: Google Assistant, Microsoft: Cortana, SEO BLOG / Good To SEO

Earlier this morning Amazon and Microsoft announced that their virtual assistants will soon work together. Alexa devices will be able to access Cortana, and Cortana will be able to open Alexa: Alexa customers will be able to access Cortana’s unique features like booking a meeting or accessing work calendars, reminding you to pick up flowers […]

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Google Maps Android app adds ‘find parking’ feature to show you nearest parking garage

Channel: Mobile, Google: Android, Google: Maps & Local, SEO BLOG / Good To SEO

Google Maps is making it easy for Android users to find parking options. The Android app now has a “find parking” button on the direction card that is displayed once you search for your location. The button leads to a list of parking garages and lots near the intended location. Users can select their preferred

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Take the Search Engine Land AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) survey

A-Post to Marketing Land, Channel: Mobile, Google, Google: Accelerated Mobile Pages / AMP, SEO BLOG / Good To SEO

Google released their AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) framework nearly two years ago, and even though Google noted at their recent I/O event that more than 900,000 domains have adopted the framework, that’s just a small fraction (.075 percent) of the 1.2 billion websites on the internet. Given Google’s emphasis on the coming mobile-first index and

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Where are we now, and what does it mean for marketers?

Apple, Channel: Mobile, Facebook, Local Search Column, SEO BLOG / Good To SEO

Summer 2016 seems like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it? Barack Obama was president, the Chicago Cubs were carrying on their 108-year losing streak and swimmer Ryan Lochte was busy fabricating a story about getting robbed at gunpoint while representing the US at the Rio Olympic Games. One of the biggest digital stories to come out of last

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Proof that no ranking boost for responsive sites exists in 2017

All Things SEO Column, Channel: Mobile, Google: Mobile, SEO BLOG, SEO: Mobile Search / Good To SEO

Let’s put the mobile configuration debate to bed. For those of you who haven’t been following closely, the industry discussion about mobile design options involves whether it’s better to use responsive web design, adaptive design or separate URLs to achieve better search rankings. Because responsive web design is Google’s stated preference, many SEOs assume that it

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Walmart offering voice shopping via Google Assistant and Home

1, Amazon, Channel: Mobile, Google, Google: Google Assistant, Google: Google Home, SEO BLOG / Good To SEO

Google and Walmart have announced a partnership to bring Walmart voice shopping to the Google Assistant and Google Home. Free delivery will also be available through Google Express, which is changing its pricing structure. Though not discussed in either company’s blog post, the move is likely a response to Amazon voice shopping via Alexa devices.

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Consumers grow more demanding, impatient as brands fall behind

A-Post to Marketing Land, Channel: Mobile, Google: Android, Google: Google Search App, Google: Maps & Local, SEO BLOG, Stats: Popularity, Stats: Search Behavior / Good To SEO

There’s considerable evidence that consumers are growing more impatient and less tolerant of poor or frustrating online experiences. There’s also increasing evidence that most brands aren’t keeping up with customers, creating significant risk and lost opportunities. This gap is reflected in all the CX (consumer experience) research and reports coming out. There’s also a strong

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When AMP goes through the roof

All Things SEO Column, Channel: Mobile, Google, Google: Accelerated Mobile Pages / AMP, Google: Mobile, Google: News, SEO - Search Engine Optimization, SEO BLOG, SEO: Mobile Search, SEO: Site Speed / Good To SEO

The audience for Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) has been growing steadily over the past year, from single-digit to low double-digit percentages of traffic for many websites. Beneath that topline number is an interesting trend: For many news publishers, certain viral and breaking stories are now consumed mostly in AMP format. And on a huge news

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Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP): IS faster better?

Channel: Mobile, SEO BLOG, SMX & DMD Alerts / Good To SEO

Google has doubled down on Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), its open source initiative designed to improve web page speed and performance for mobile users. More than 2 billion AMP pages have been published from over 900,000 domains, and many online publishers report significant gains in both traffic and conversions as a result of AMP adoption.

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Designing content for the mobile-first index

All Things SEO Column, Channel: Mobile, Google: Mobile, Mobile Marketing, SEO - Search Engine Optimization, SEO BLOG, SEO: Content & Writing, SEO: Mobile Search / Good To SEO

Face it: You’re not a literary author, and people aren’t hanging on to every word you write. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great to have comprehensive information on a web page, but users also don’t want to scroll forever — especially on mobile. Content on mobile needs to make it easier for users to get

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